Table 5. Components of private sector gross job gains and losses by firm size, seasonally adjusted

                                      Gross job gains and job losses      Gross job gains and job losses
                                           (in thousands)                   as a percent of employment

    Category                                 3 months ended                      3 months ended

                                   June    Sept    Dec.    Mar.    June   June   Sept   Dec.   Mar.   June  
                                   2010    2010    2010    2011    2011   2010   2010   2010   2011   2011
Total private by firm(1)

Gross job gains                   5,819   5,493   5,769   5,270   5,727    5.5    5.2    5.4    4.9    5.3
 At expanding firms               4,897   4,606   4,792   4,414   4,829    4.6    4.4    4.5    4.1    4.5
 At opening firms                   922     887     977     856     898     .9     .8     .9     .8     .8

Gross job losses                  5,133   5,318   5,267   4,970   5,214    4.9    5.0    4.9    4.7    4.8
 At contracting firms             4,300   4,441   4,392   4,122   4,320    4.1    4.2    4.1    3.9    4.0
 At closing firms                   833     877     875     848     894     .8     .8     .8     .8     .8

Net employment change               686     175     502     300     513     .6     .2     .5     .2     .5


Firm size 1 to 49 employees

Gross job gains                   3,096   2,935   3,036   2,931   3,043   10.0    9.4    9.8    9.5    9.7
 At expanding firms               2,221   2,091   2,105   2,102   2,188    7.2    6.7    6.8    6.8    7.0
 At opening firms                   875     844     931     829     855    2.8    2.7    3.0    2.7    2.7

Gross job losses                  2,860   2,921   2,962   2,836   2,869    9.2    9.4    9.6    9.1    9.2
 At contracting firms             2,060   2,088   2,128   2,020   2,009    6.6    6.7    6.9    6.5    6.4
 At closing firms                   800     833     834     816     860    2.6    2.7    2.7    2.6    2.8

Net employment change               236      14      74      95     174     .8     .0     .2     .4     .5


Firm size 50 to 249 employees

Gross job gains                   1,080     995   1,029     954   1,066    5.6    5.1    5.3    4.8    5.4
 At expanding firms               1,041     961     990     930   1,030    5.4    4.9    5.1    4.7    5.2
 At opening firms                    39      34      39      24      36     .2     .2     .2     .1     .2

Gross job losses                    869     923     942     834     892    4.4    4.8    4.8    4.2    4.5
 At contracting firms               841     892     906     807     865    4.3    4.6    4.6    4.1    4.4
 At closing firms                    28      31      36      27      27     .1     .2     .2     .1     .1

Net employment change               211      72      87     120     174    1.2     .3     .5     .6     .9


Firm size 250 or more employees

Gross job gains                   1,643   1,563   1,704   1,385   1,618    3.0    2.8    3.1    2.5    2.9
 At expanding firms               1,635   1,554   1,697   1,382   1,611    3.0    2.8    3.1    2.5    2.9
 At opening firms                     8       9       7       3       7     .0     .0     .0     .0     .0

Gross job losses                  1,404   1,474   1,363   1,300   1,453    2.5    2.6    2.4    2.3    2.6
 At contracting firms             1,399   1,461   1,358   1,295   1,446    2.5    2.6    2.4    2.3    2.6
 At closing firms                     5      13       5       5       7     .0     .0     .0     .0     .0

Net employment change               239      89     341      85     165     .5     .2     .7     .2     .3


(1) Total gross job gains and gross job losses by firm are lower
    than total gross job gains and gross job losses by establishment,
    as some establishment gains and losses within a firm are offset during the aggregation process.